While visiting some residents in the 2 Hundred block of E. Rodgers St. this past week quite a few residents had asked me why they have to put up with the bright lights & noise that goes on after 10:00 p.m. The lights are really bright & shine into the bedroom windows of these houses. The residents have also told me about the noise that goes on during the late hours into the early morning. I asked them if it could of been noise from the Home Depot, & it wasn't coming from the HD. … Continue

Gridlock when I was coming home from work. Streets all blocked. Came home then walked downtown in time to see the truck and the downed pole, the glass, the wires.... what a mess. I wonder what this huge truck was doing in downtown RP?

Ridley Park Police are investigating a suspicious interaction between two 9-year-old boys and a black male that occurred Thursday in the 200 block of East Hinckley Avenue. As the two boys walked east along Hinckley Avenue, they claim a black male in his early 30's with a beard, stopped his teal Chevrolet on East Hinckley at Lincoln Street and when they approached he had a conversation with them and told them to get into his car. The boys recognized the situation was suspicions and ran home and… Continue

The Fire Department has had another successful week educating children and adults about fire safety. The department saw 450 children from Ridley Park schools. Our open house drew 400 folks to our station for a day of fun and education about fire safety. Fire safety is not just one week out of the year. If you have a group or just want additional fire safety information please contact me. We are always happy to provide fire safety education to groups or individuals. …

Folks this is Fire Prevention Week. The department has been busy so far this week in providing fire safety education to the schools in Ridley Park. We have visited the Ridley Park Presbyterian Church day care, St Madelines and Lakeview. To date we have provided fire safety education to over 350 children. And we are not done yet as we have a few more classes to go.

The department is also holding our open house this Saturday, Oct 15th from 1pm to 330 pm. This is an…

Thank you for extending an invitation to me to sign my children’s book Dancing Trees at the Wine and Cheese event last night. More importantly, thank you for all the local support from our friends and neighbors. I was not seated at a table to wine and dine though from the table Mike and I were at (which by the way was graciously positioned to put us both right in the action) the happenings looked to be a huge success.

It was chilly at 7:oo AM at the corner of Crum Lynne Rd and Hillside Rd this morning but dozens of Ridley Park residents were waiting for actor Robert DeNiro. The film crew's filming segments for Silver Linings Playbook and with all their equipment everybody figured there must be movie stars near by. The crew was spread along Shaw Road on both sides of the street for 300 feet and the street…

Have you heard? There’s a new addition to the ever-growing food scene in Ridley Park, poised, no doubt, to become a household name. It’s the brand new, Fante’s Italian Kitchen, and it’s located at 115 E. Sellers Ave. in Ridley Park.

Perhaps the name sounds familiar. If so, it’s probably because, a couple of decades ago, that family name was very popular in Philadelphia, and Delaware County.…

Today is the International Walk to School Day and by judging from the number of parents who walked their youngins to Lakeview this morning the event had outstanding participation. Beyond the obvious sight of dozens of moms and dads trailing up…